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August General Meeting
Eighth Annual High School
Script "Performances"
A Hit!
(August 2002) |
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On August 10 at the Los Angeles Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium, the Scriptwriters Network High School Fellowship held its annual script "performances." The event is called a "script performance" since the works are not read off the page as in a "staged reading," but actually performed by the actors with minimal set pieces, costumes and props.
Cast & writer of "A Lucky Man Who Made the Grade" with Amanda Spitzer in center. |
The show began with Amanda Spitzer's "The Lucky Man Who Made The Grade," a cautionary tale of three high school friends at a strict prep school who drift apart when one of them turns to drugs.
"A Slacker's Love Story" by Paul Michael Garcia followed. This script portrayed two high school slacker buddies who vie for the attention of a beautiful French exchange student at their school.
The third piece was Reid Goldin's "Played By The System." A writer's "dream come true" turns into a nightmare when his screenplay is bought and the producer who takes over erodes away the original vision until he can't recognize his own movie.
Cast & writer of "Played by the System" with Reid Goldin in front center. |
Cast & writer of "Time Scrambler" with Rebecca Schiele second from the right.
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The program concluded with "Time Scrambler," by Rebecca Schiele. A scientist creates a time machine and successfully averts a war by altering the events of the past. But self-interest pushes him to use the device to save his missing sister's life, merging the past, present and future in a cataclysmic way.
From Left to right--Reid Goldin, Amanda Spitzer, Paul Michael Garcia, Rebecca Schiele.
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Afterward, a short reception was held so the audience could meet with the writers. The event was produced by JoAnn Rodriquez. A special thanks to all of the directors, actors and volunteers who put in their time and effort to make this event a success.
Please note that the deadline for high school students to submit for the next round of our program is October 31, 2002. Application forms are available at any Los Angeles Public Library or from the Scriptwriters Network website.
Mentors are needed for the next round! Please contact David Boito if you are interested by phone at 626.403.2964.
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